145: Chapter 145 Why is this happening?

"Are we still short on raw materials here?"

"Yes! I prepared all kinds of equipment in advance, but the raw materials are insufficient. Currently, all of humanity's mines are outside Earth. After this incident, there will inevitably be a long period of chaos! The mining industry has always been monopolized by the Development General Administration, and we lack large-scale equipment! Some minerals are derivatives of other industries. Producing robots requires over a hundred types of mineral raw materials. Even if we start looking for mines on Earth and begin extraction now... it would take two or three years to build a complete system!"

"We can't wait that long. If that's the case, I'm afraid... the Development General Administration will make a comeback!"

Although Gao Yuan knew he was originally a pawn for Gao Qiu, he was frustrated that they weren't even consulting him now, simply placing the difficult problems right in front of him...

This was forcing his hand.

Gao Yuan was very angry.

He wanted to see Gao Qiu.

He even began to suspect whether he was even Gao Qiu's son or of the Gao Family bloodline at all; otherwise, how could they care so little about his life or death?

Seeing Gao Yuan's expression,

Lin Xiao handed over a card.

It was a 'Message Card'!

Gao Yuan folded it in his hand, and a video projected from the front.

The person in the video was Gao Gan.

"Gao Yuan, my brother, a great responsibility has now fallen upon your shoulders. I know you have many doubts, and I will give you an explanation later! But for now, the world needs you. This is our home. No matter what lies ahead, we must forge ahead!"

"You were able to achieve the feat of 'Burning the Eight Capitals,' which means you already have considerable influence in that world. This is worth celebrating, but our cause has only just begun. For this day, our father waited for a hundred and fifty years, and I have waited for a hundred..."

"A new era has begun. The future belongs to you, to me, and to the Gao Family! Humanity is destined to head into deep space... Keep it up, my brother!"

After Gao Yuan finished watching...

He threw the card away directly. This kind of Message Card became useless after being viewed once.

"Where is Gao Gan now?"

"I'm not sure. He came to see me not long ago and gave me this! He said if you looked unhappy after seeing the monitoring station, I should give it to you!"

Gao Yuan got even angrier.

He suddenly remembered that he had just received a Brain-Link message from Gao Gan earlier.

So Gao Yuan immediately entered his Brain-Link and sent a message to Gao Gan.

"Gao Gan, you must give me an explanation right now!"

"Sorry, I am not on Earth right now. I will contact you as soon as I return!"

"Gao Gan, stop faking it! I know you're there!"

"Sorry, I am not on Earth right now. I will contact you as soon as I return!"

"If you keep acting like this, I'm quitting. I'll just go back to that world and never come back... I can live just as comfortably there!"

"Sorry... I am Director Gao's robot. He is not here right now!"

Gao Yuan was speechless. A robot?

Seeing Gao Yuan's expression, Lin Xiao silently left.

Gao Yuan stood blankly in the settlement, watching the flying cars coming and going as the scale of the settlement continued to expand outward.

Gao Yuan saw some people crying and others laughing.

Some were numb.

But even more people stood blankly in the wild, staring at the surrounding vegetation as if they had lost their minds.

There were even people hugging tree trunks and gnawing on them, their mouths full of debris.

Someone dug up a handful of soil, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Gao Yuan saw Qin Mugutan sitting under a large tree, holding a lighter. He flicked it on with a click, then snuffed out the flame with his finger.

His face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Gao Yuan remembered when he first arrived in this world; the first person he met was Qin Mugutan, who had also led him to begin his journey into the Future World.

Gao Yuan walked over: "Brother Qin!"

Qin Mugutan turned his head abruptly, startled: "Mr. Gao, Mr. Gao..."

"Just call me Gao Yuan! Why are you sitting here alone?"

"I... this tree, just this one tree, would have been worth a fortune in Longjing. Even this blade of grass could have been traded for a truckload of Constant Temperature Clothing! Now... I can just pull up a handful whenever I want!"

Qin Mugutan pulled up a handful of grass, and the sap of the grass diffused into the air.

"Mr. Gao... tell me... why did you all do this?"

Qin Mugutan's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

But in his heart, he was still full of awe for Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan shook his head: "It wasn't us; it was them!"

Qin Mugutan stood up abruptly: "Who?"

"You've hung around the 2024 Club for so long; don't you know who calls the shots on Earth?"

Qin Mugutan's expression was complicated: "The Development General Administration..."

"But... why?"

Qin Mugutan couldn't figure it out.

What benefit was there for them to keep people penned up like this?

More importantly, if it was just about keeping them penned up, there was no need to deceive them with stories about nuclear radiation and such.

Gao Yuan couldn't explain it clearly either.

"Could it be that doing this was merely to manifest the privileges of the upper class?"

Qin Mugutan couldn't understand it.

"Brother Qin, I didn't learn the truth much earlier than you did... so, I'm also very lost!"

Qin Mugutan didn't believe him...

Gao Yuan was, after all, Gao Qiu's grandson.

At that moment, Li Qingmei arrived.

These were all Gao Yuan's initial partners.

"Gao Yuan really didn't know..."

"How do you know?"

Li Qingmei took a greedy, deep breath: "This fresh scent is so enchanting! Back then, Director Gao Qiu took action against the Development General Administration and even forced Zhou Wuguang, one of the three giants at the time, to resign in disgrace. To them, the Gao Family are enemies! Director Gao Qiu naturally knew the truth, but he knew that if he revealed the secret then, an 'accident' would likely happen very quickly... Gao Yuan was born too late; by then, Director Gao Qiu's glory had mostly faded!"

Qin Mugutan still didn't understand.

"But... where did Gao Yuan's supplies come from?"

It was obvious those things only existed in the outside world.

Li Qingmei glanced at Gao Yuan: "Then only Director Gao would know. No one has been in this wilderness for hundreds of years; there are towering trees everywhere, and it's not even easy to find a small sapling! Moreover, due to the lack of animal life, these plants are growing wildly. Finding a fruit tree... is very difficult!"

This woman, Li Qingmei, was not simple.

Perhaps she knew something; after all, she had almost entered the Qin Family's door and married the Secretary-General of the Human Federation!

"Boss Li, you know quite a lot! Then tell me, what was the deal with that fire?"

Li Qingmei giggled.

"I wouldn't dare say..."

"Haha..."

Gao Yuan laughed along with her.

"Is there anything Boss Li is still afraid of?"

"Of course. You people of the Gao Family! You're all formidable schemers!"

Hiss...

This woman cannot be kept around.

Gao Yuan looked at Li Qingmei, but saw that she seemed completely unaware of his gaze, crouching on the ground to pick a small flower.

With her back to him... she revealed a perfect waist-to-hip curve.

"Boss Qin, do you know what is most valuable right now?"

Qin Mugutan was taken aback. Why was the topic suddenly thrown to him? What was most valuable?

In this situation: "Food, I suppose!"

Li Qingmei shook her head: "It's water! If you don't believe me, ask Director Gao!"